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The nurse is providing care to a patient who is bedridden.To avoid becoming fatigued,the nurse raises the height of the patient's bed.The nurse understands that raising the bed helps maintain balance in what way?
A) It prevents a shift in the nurse's base of support.
B) It narrows the nurse's base of support.
C) It allows the nurse to bring his or her feet close together.
D) It shifts the centre of gravity farther away from the nurse's base of support.
Base of Support
The area beneath an object or person that includes every point of contact that the object or person makes with the supporting surface.
Centre of Gravity
The point in a body or system where the weight is evenly distributed and about which the body is balanced.
Balance
The ability to maintain the body's center of mass over its base of support, crucial for standing and moving efficiently and avoiding falls.
- Discern between correct and incorrect body mechanics to avert bodily harm.
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Learning Objectives
- Discern between correct and incorrect body mechanics to avert bodily harm.
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